In 2014, its expected that $214 billion will be spent on people suffering from the disease or a form of it.

“Alzheimer’s not only impacts the person with the disease but those who must take care of them as well. In their 60s, one and six women have the risk of getting Alzheimer’s; in breast cancer, one and eleven women are at risk of getting breast cancer,” says Marcie McKie, a Care Consultant for the Springfield chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.